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#45 by Sly Joe Leo on 30 Jul, 2012 22:12
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Forgive the excitement. Here in London, we are all hopping up and down with anticipation.
No apology needed ... you are entitled to as much excitement as you can muster. A World event just down the street.
I'd be gloating quite a bit myself. Enjoy every moment.
Having experienced the 1984 Olympic Games in my backyard of Los Angeles, there is nothing quite like a hometown Olympics. I hope someday the Olympics return to Los Angeles for a third go-round. I'm proud of how successful those games were here and how it set the bar for future Olympics, not to mention being the most profitable games ever. -
#46 by Mr Jules on 31 Jul, 2012 03:04
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Finally got Olympic tickets !! Tomorrow afternoon. Men's weightlifting with medal ceremony. Easy trip from the office, too.
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#47 by RoWilJr on 31 Jul, 2012 16:44
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Congrats Jules!
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#48 by nuts on 31 Jul, 2012 19:01
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The TV coverage here in Australia is so awful and biased (not to mention the continual adverts) that it is a real turnoff. Will be reading a book instead.
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#49 by Mr Jules on 01 Aug, 2012 14:52
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Congrats Jules!
Keep Calm and Carry On
RoWilJr, where did you learn "Keep calm and carry on" ? That's a trendy British expression at the moment.
Had a great time at the Olympic weightlifting. And Team GB got two gold medal today. London is going crazy.
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#50 by Mr Jules on 01 Aug, 2012 14:53
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Geez, what happened to the GB bicycle team.
Great gold medal win for Bradley Wiggins today in the time trial.
And Chris Froome got bronze, too.
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#51 by buddha on 02 Aug, 2012 10:01
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I was watching boxing yesterday. A story came out about some guy in Azerbaijan paying $9million to insure that at least 2 Azerbaijani boxers would win gold medals. One of the commentators, I think it was teddy Atlas, basically accused the Olympic committee and the judges of corruption. Apparently the Japanese team filed a formal protest after their fighter knocked down a fighter from Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijani apparently spent most of the third round on the canvas and never landed a blow but was credited with winning the third round and had to be helped/carried from the ring after the fight. I didn't see the fight, gonna check YouTube, but that sounds like at least an incompetent decision.
On the lighter side I'm glad that Phelps now has the record as the most decorated Olympic athlete.
On the boxing question here's a link to some vid of the fight from NBC:
http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/boxing/highlights-japanese-boxer-robbed-by-controversial-decision.html
I watched the vid and it shows the Azerbaijani fighter down 5 times in the third with no "8 counts".
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#52 by Mr Jules on 05 Aug, 2012 03:20
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Six gold medals for the Team GB yesterday (Sat 4 Aug).
GB is now third in the medals table behind US and China.
The BBC helps the nation celebrate ! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19133133 -
#53 by RoWilJr on 05 Aug, 2012 07:24
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Jules... Learned that years ago while TDY (military acronym for vacation) to Mildenhall/Lakenheath AFB.Congrats Jules!
Keep Calm and Carry On
RoWilJr, where did you learn "Keep calm and carry on" ? That's a trendy British expression at the moment.
Had a great time at the Olympic weightlifting. And Team GB got two gold medal today. London is going crazy. -
#54 by b.driscoll on 05 Aug, 2012 08:11
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The judges seem to be pretty biased in the boxing...............Looks like the U.S. boxers are getting hosed by some judges who have bad eyesight.
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#55 by Mr Jules on 13 Aug, 2012 07:18
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Mitt Romney might not be welcome in London again.
Just before the London 2012 Olympic started, Mr Romney came to London and said there were 'disconcerting' signs in the preperation for the games. We were not impressed by his comments.
I think we've done a good job with Olympics. Despite, Mr Romney comments beforehand.
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#56 by tomgallagher on 13 Aug, 2012 07:45
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Well done London...On to Rio.
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#57 by Mr Jules on 13 Aug, 2012 15:00
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Made a 5 min video of my experiences of the London 2012 Olympics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLnnp-H20fk&feature=youtu.be
Went to see a couple of events.
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#58 by Laser Man on 13 Aug, 2012 16:22
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Congrats on running a good show! And congrats on the medal tally for Great Britain!
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#59 by mahaw90 on 14 Aug, 2012 02:28
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Made a 5 min video of my experiences of the London 2012 Olympics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLnnp-H20fk&feature=youtu.be
Went to see a couple of events.
Very professional video. I enjoyed that! Nice to see you in the video aswell, you really suit the sly look. Great beard too. Thanks for sharing.